Customer Signatures

This is an attribute on Authorizations (i.e. Authorization['customer_signature']) that contains information about the customer signature provided to prove consent was given for an Authorization.

Attribute Format Description Example
type Signature Type The type of signature. See list below for list of types. "text"
ts ISO8601 The timestamp of signature. "2016-01-01T12:30:24.653422+00:00"
Extra attributes based on type (see below).
// Example text-based signature
{
    "type": "text",
    "ts": "2016-01-01T12:30:24.653422+00:00",
    "full_name": "Philip J. Fry"
}
// Example scanned and uploaded letters of authorization
{
    "files": [
        {
            "expires": "2021-05-12T05:00:00.000000+00:00",
            "filename": "loa_1.pdf",
            "url": "https://utilityapi.com/api/v2/files/consents/985771/loa_1.pdf"
        },
        {
            "expires": "2025-07-04T05:00:00.000000+00:00",
            "filename": "loa_2.pdf",
            "url": "https://utilityapi.com/api/v2/files/consents/985771/loa_2.pdf"
        },
    ],
    "ts": "2019-04-24T19:04:18.121597+00:00",
    "type": "files"
}
// Example greenbutton authorization
{
    "type": "greenbutton",
    "ts": "2016-01-01T12:30:24.653422+00:00",
    "full_name": "Philip J. Fry" // if available
}
// Example manual consent
{
    "type": "manual",
    "ts": "2016-01-01T12:30:24.653422+00:00",
    "info": "City of New New York energy audit ordinance #1234-234-345"
}
Type Description Additional Attributes
text The customer typed in their full name into the digital signature field on the authorization form.
  • full_name - String - The customer's signature text.
files The customer uploaded files that contained their written consent.
  • url - URL - Link to the file in /files.
  • expires - ISO8601 - The expiration date of this signature file
  • filename - String - The name of the file
greenbutton The customer authorized through greenbutton, so the consent was handled on the utility website.
  • full_name - String or null - If provided, the customer's name they provided.
drawn The customer drew a signature.
  • full_name - String - The customer's signature text.
  • image - URL - Link to the drawn signature in /files.
checkbox The customer checked a checkbox confirming their consent.
  • contents - String - Contents of the checkbox statement.
manual The customer has given consent through some other out-of-band means.
  • info - String - More information about the manual consent.
 Extensible: We may add variants to this enumeration type in the future, so be able to handle unknown values gracefully.